Urban Mass Transportation Amendments

Summary

Urban Mass Transportation Amendments - Title I: Improvements in Urban Mass Transportation Program - Declares the finding of the Congress that immediate substantial Federal assistance is needed to enable many mass transportation systems to continue to provide vital service. Increases the Federal grant ratio under the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to make grants or loans to States and local public bodies to enable them to assist transportation service in an urban area to pay operating expenses incurred as a result of providing such service. Authorizes the Secretary to incur obligations on behalf of the United States in the form of grant agreements in amounts aggregating not to exceed $800,000,000 to finance grants and loans under this Act. Increases the basic assistance authority of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 from $3,100,000,000 to $6,100,000,000.

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 3 April 1973

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